Cost of Living

Title/Artist: 'Cost of Living' by Artstralis

Medium: Digital Illustration
Year Created: 2023

Size (W)x(H): 40cm x 50cm - Print is A3 sized

More Info: @artstralis

Artwork/Artist Description: In the future massive corporations would offer massive subsidies to property owners. All you have to do is advertise their products. What a great deal!

I’m a self-taught creative living in Melbourne’s western suburbs. I’m strongly influenced by Australian culture, science fiction, cyberpunk and vaporwave aesthetics, and dystopian/post-apocalyptic fiction. While my work tends to reflect the darker elements of life I love sprinkling humour and motifs throughout. Iconic figures from Australian history and culture feature heavily in my pieces: Ned Kelly, Vegemite, and even Bubble-O Bills. All of them standing out in late-stage consumerist Hellscapes that are beautiful in their over-developed decay. Basically, I was motivated to create the Australian sci-fi dystopia I always wanted to see but I was sick of waiting for others to create it.

**Colour quality of prints may differ from the digital image due to printer colour correction